| The only thing worse than "having to go" is having | | | | and food. When people are displaced and they |
| to go and having nowhere to go. How many | | | | receive food and water, they are going to need |
| times have you been to a neighborhood party, | | | | access to portable restrooms. Many of the |
| outdoor festival or concert and wasted time | | | | housing options presented to them don't include |
| trying to find a restroom? When you are set to | | | | sufficient restroom facilities. This is another prime |
| attend an event, you want to know that you can | | | | example of the need to have access to portable |
| find portable restrooms that are clean, accessible | | | | units that can be rented for short-term use. |
| and properly equipped. | | | | Restroom units that are portable come in all |
| There are a number of portable restrooms | | | | shapes and sizes to serve a variety of needs. |
| available on the market today that offer different | | | | Current chemical technology allows them to |
| functions | | | | process more waste, in a sanitary manner, for a |
| - Handicap accessible units | | | | longer period of time. The units can be replenished |
| - Family units | | | | with toilet paper and can have the contents easily |
| - Construction units (standard) | | | | removed/pumped by a licensed septic company. |
| - Construction units with crane placement | | | | This allows the units to be useful for events of all |
| - Restrooms with hand washing stations | | | | sizes; the more people that attend and the longer |
| - Multi-stall units | | | | the event, the more units that should be added. |
| - Standard issue units | | | | A final piece of advice to consider when |
| With any event comes people, and with people | | | | determining the number of units needed at an |
| comes the need to deal with sanitation. Many | | | | event: |
| portable restrooms have received a bad | | | | - Trend data shows that women go to the |
| reputation over the last number of years; the | | | | bathroom more frequently than men. If an event |
| common knock on portable restrooms located at | | | | will have more women present that men, more |
| an event is cleanliness. There are products | | | | units will be needed. |
| chemicals on the market today that are utilized | | | | - Children to go the bathroom often. A |
| by portable restroom rental companies to sanitize | | | | family-oriented event will require more restrooms. |
| these units and keep them fresh. | | | | - Events with alcohol typically produce a higher |
| When natural disasters strike and people are left | | | | demand for portable restrooms. |
| to seek temporary housing, one of the first things | | | | - Portable restrooms need to be placed on a level |
| that comes to mind is the need for fresh water | | | | surface. |
